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Armed Forces: Recruitment

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 25349, tabled on 8 May 2024

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on armed forces career offices in the last five years.

Answered on

15 May 2024

The Ministry of Defence has spent an estimated £159 Million on Armed Forces Career Offices (AFCOs) in the period from 2019-20 to 2023-24. This cost excludes the lease and building maintenance costs for AFCOs sponsored by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, and the cost of staffing AFCOs sponsored by the Army.

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